Movement-starting mechanism.



No. 823,081. PATENTED JUNE 121906.

F. H. RICHARDS.

MOVEMENT STARTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 25. 1899. RENEWED JUNE 27, 1904.

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F. H. RICHARDS. MOVEMENT STARTING MECHANISM.

APPLIGATION FILED APR. 25. 1899. RENEWED JUNE 27, 1904.

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No. 823,081. PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906.

H. RICHARDS. MOVEMENT STARTING MECHANISM.

APPLIGATION FILED APB U25 1899. RENEWED JUNE 27, 19M.

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N0. 823,081. Specification of Application filed April 15,1899. Ren To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS H. RICHARDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Movement- Starting Mechanism, of which the following is a specification. his invention relates to movementstarting mechanism, and especially ism adapted for starting the 1 axis of an orbitally-movable for instance, as a type-wheel or in general a wheel carrying impression devices-and is particularly adapted for use in connection with a certain class of key-operated mechanisms-such, for instance, as that described in my prior patents, No. 401,371, granted April 16, 1889, and No. 573,620, granted December 22, 1896.

My present invention may be embodied a vantageously in a mechanism substantially of the type illustrated in such last-mentioned patent in which I have shown a rotatable and normally revolving driven gear, which y means of is carried into t of engagement with a driving-gear the axis of which corresponds to the axis of the orbital movement of the driven gear, the coupling and uncoupling of the driven gear being eil'ected at predetermined points in its orbital movement.

trol one of member and resistant star one of these starters der that ewed June 27,

the full inertia or resistance of the b Letters Patent Patented June 12, 1906.

1904. Serial No. 214,349.

moving member to being set in a state of double movement need not be overcome at the moment the two arts come in contact, but that the action oi the two starters Ina be exerted gradually effect until all of the working oints of the coacting faces are in contact, tiie object berdinarily the principal features of novstarting mechanism willv be embodied in the movable starting member and not in the resistant starter that is to say, the movable obliquely to the such movable starting- Manydifierent forms of starting-arms, a of W '0 may embody the features just described,can be employed, and I have illustrated herein several di modifications,

As before stated, my improved starting mech with key-operated mechanism illustrated in my hereinbefore-mentioned patents, in which the resistant starte ally a settable member or latch which is projected into the ath of the movable starter and is afterward tion, usually by inunison with the movab e starter. present case my improved starting-arm emod member, both the starter of the type we a resettin and the resetter having, preferably, a resilience analogous to a torsional resilience and sing oblique to the plane of rotation thereof.

anism is intended for use in connection 1 y 55 and with cumulative :3 USLF Another important feature of my present improvements is the employment, in connection with a suitable carrier, of a holder for the starting-arm, which holder is adjustable on the carrier to bring the working face or portion of the starting-arm to an exact predetermined position, and thus assure the proper location of the type at the moment of imprcssion.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a plan of" a key-operated mechanism embodymg my present improvements. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same with parts broken away in order to illustrate the construction clearly. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same, the section being taken in line 3 3, Fig.

2. Fig. 4 is a partial transverse section of the same, the section. being taken in line 4 4, Fig.2, illustrating certain coupling and. uncoupling devices, which will be hereinafter described. Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged sectional details illustrating in horizontal section the preferred form of my improved starting mechanism in different positions. Fig. 7 is anenlarged detail illustrating in sectional plan the starting-arm and its holder supported on an orbitally-movable rotary shaft. Figs..8 and 9 are respectively front and rear elevations of the same. Fig. 16 is a transverse section of the same, the section being takensubstantially in line 10 10,Fig. 8. Figs 11 and 12 are details illustrating in side and edge elevation the preferred form of one of the elements of the starting member. Fig. 13 is a detail illustrating in si. elevation a modified starting-arm element which may be stamped from sheet metal. Fig. 14 is an enlarged detail similar to Fig. 7, illustrating anotherform of starting-arm and holder, the starting-arm in this case also having a pluT rality of elements. Figs. 15, 16, and 17 ard:

respectively a plan and front and rear elevations of the same. Fig. 18 is a transverse section of the same, the section being taken substantially in line 18 18, Fig. 16. Figs. 19 to 21, inclusive, are transverse sections of the same, the sections being taken, respectively, in lines 1919,20 20, and. 21 21, Fig. 14. Figs. 22, 23, and .24 are respectively sectional front and rear elevational views of the starting-arm holder shown in Figs. 14 to 21, inclusive.- Figs. 25 and 26 are details illustrating in side and edge elevations, respectively, one of the elements of the starting-arm illustrated in Fig. 14. Figs. 27 and 28 are similar views of the keeper for holding the starting arm in place. Figs. 29 and 30 are similar views of another form of one-piece starting-arm. Fig. 31 is a detail illustrating in side elevation a laminated multi-element starting-arm. Figs. 32 and 33 are enlarged details similar to Fig. 5 of the starting mechanism, illustrating in different )ositions another type otstarting-arm and liolder therefor. Figs. 34 and 35 are front and rear elevatio'ns of the starting-arm and holder shown in Fig. 32.

Similar characters designate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the preferred construction my present invention will be embodied usually in a starting mechanism similar in type to that illustrated in my prior patent, No. 573,620, in which. I have shown a starting mechanism controlling the operation of an orbitally movable driven gear shiftable from one to the other of two positions into and out of mesh with a driving-gear the axis of which corresponds to that of the orbit of the driven gear and in which also suitable gear-shifting means controlled. by the starting mechanism is employed for coupling said driven gear to the driving-gear to thereby permit the driven gear to continue rotating after it has been started.

Any suitable framework may be employed for supporting the several operative parts of the mechanism, the framework illustrated in this case being indicated by A and having a main shaft, such as D, carrying a rotary turret or frame, such as H, which in turn may support for rotation relative thereto a driven gear, such as 12, which driven gear is adapted to be rotated when in gear therewith by means of a driving-getrsuch,for instance, as the internal circular gear shown at 13. Normally the driven gear is preferably out of mesh with the driving-gear and is shiftable transversely to the plane of the driving-gear into mesh therewith. This driven gear is intended in the present case to carry. for movement in unison therewith one member of my starting mechanism, this movable starter or starting mechanism being indicated in the construction shown. in Figs. 1 to 10, inclusive, by S, said movable starter having its rotation controlled by a cooperative resistant starter which may be a latch or other suitable member interposable in the path of the movable starting-arm.

A series of starters or latches constructed for interposition in the path of the startingarm in the manner just described is illustrated herein, each being indicated by L and each being operated, preferably, by means of key-controlled connections, which may embody a spring-retracted keylever, such as 15, connected by a short link, such as 15, to one end of a rock-arm 16, secured to a rockshaft 16, carrying a latch-controlling rockarm 16. The several key-levers 15 may be mounted on a common rod 17, suitably supported on the framework, which rod may be a smooth bolt threaded for a short distance from its point and the key-levers supported thereon may be separated from one another by suitable space-pieces, such as the short sleeves 18.

As before stated, one of the principal rerod mg mechanism saacai suits soughtto be attained by my present invention is the lessening of the shock or blow as the two cooperative elements of the startcome together. To secure this result, either of such starters may be constructed in such a manner as a movable starter the features intended to attain this end, and hence the movable starting-arm (see Figs. 1 to 10) is in this case so constructed as not only to be turned by a suitable resistant starter or latch with which it comes into contact, but also is formed in such a manner as to present successive worliin g portions thereof to such starter, which portions will oppose a y-increasing resistance to the action nt starter, and hence prevent a suddensta ibie starter. This starter, which is formed in the manner just escribed, should be rei nt, and the worl ing portion thereof W111 be constructed in such a manner that different points in the width of the starter i y have a yielding movement through paths of different lengths, whether this starter be made up rality of members or elements separately resilient in paths of arcs of different lengths or is a single member so shaped as to have a torsional or twisting movement substantially about the longitudinal axis of the starter.

Usually the startin -arm will embody a member or face capabic of resetting the resistant starter or latch by which it is turned, and in the preferred construction the rotary starting-arm will be a combined star resetter, both the starting and resetting portions of which will be disposed obliquely to t is plane of rotation of such starting-arm rotating and also to obtain gagement or separation of the coacting faces of the two starters on the resetting of such resistant starter orlatch. I

iBy refer ing particularly to F igs. lto 10, inclusive, it will e seen that each movable starter S embodies of separately resilient elements 8, each. of which will usually have both a starting portion or face, such as 26, and a resetting portion or face, such as 27, which, as the starting-arm comes into alinement with the resistant starter, exerts a toggling action upon the latter, forcing the same back to its. normal position, and thus resetting the same before being disengaged therefrom,- this action being substantiall similar to that illustrated in my lastmen tioned patent.

Each of the elements 8 in the construction a gradual ,disene moment that such arm begins f 6'}: 3-9 shown in Figs. 1 to 10 will preferably be formed from steel .Vl re, usu ally square in crosssection and properly shaped, this case having at one of its through which a holdii'ig member may be passed and at the other end the starting and resetting portions just described. All of these elements may be of substantially similar constructimi; but preferably they will be so organized in a suitable holding device as to rave their starting-faces lying llfillllllllY in successive working positions, both cizrumferentially and radially of the rotary "tamingarm. This will be clear b referring parti -ularly to Figs. 7, 8, and 9, ironi which it will be seen that not only is the working portion of the starter oblique thereto in the direction of the width of such ten but also deptln Wise thereof. 1'

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the starter eniiust ric scril: butin, lhax'eilln tru'lmlatfcu holder secured ton re 2' rnulcd in the llllilli' or turret ii. iruution iilustmtr-d this holder-basin the r d nel of such size a =accommodntc the several elen' .sa of tilt, starter 55, this channel being indicated hora by 3t and bay in side walls which are spacwl at such interva s to hold the s tcr hmigly in position sidewise, a suitable holding device or su porting-pin, such as 3], being passed through the side walls offhe chan iel amlfthrough the eyes 28 of the elements a to locate the latter.

he forward Wall of the channel 30 constitutes a stoporall for limiting; the forward movementsnl the body portions of the elements 5- and is preferably so positioned and tact therewith they will assume the positions shown in Fig. 6, but the means for loeating said elements in the other direction should be so positioned or shaped as to hold the elements mrmally, so that their working aces will be disposed in series, as illustrated in Fig. 5. Suitable means for this purpose. is indicated in said views, and particularly in Fig. 9, where l. have shown a taper pin 33 I, passed through. the side wall of the channel 30 and threaded into one of such walls, the taper of the body portion of this pin being such to locate the different elements .9 normally in the desired successive or serial positions.

hou the starter attached to the rotatable shaft is not in contact with the resistant starter, some, if not all, of the elements of the former will lie out of contact with the stopface at their rear. pon contact occurring and by reason of the pressing backward of each element, the length of the free portion thereof becomes shorter and shorter as it wraps around the stop face, thus decreasing in length, and consequently increasing in stiffness with t 1e continued jroo movement. l 0

While therefore it may be extremely flexible when first brought into action, yet with in creased movement it stiffens and exerts, progressively, greater and greater resistance.

In connection. with the devices just de scribed I prefer to employ improved means for adjusting the position of the movable starter orstarting-arm with respect to its carrier, and hence not onlyis the movable starter removable from its holder for the purpose of substituting a new starter or starter element when an old one is worn or damaged, but-the holder which carries such starter is also removable from its carrier and in addition is adjustable relatively to the latter in. such a manner to assure an accurate location of the working portions of the starting-arm in any desired predetermined position, it being observed that an exact location of this working face is essential in order to obtain an impression of'the type at the exact printingpoint. Here the rotary carrier or shaft 6 is cut away at certain points, as indicated at 6, to form two stop-faces, which converge, preferably,toward the axis of the shaft, and these stop-faces may cooperate with other steps or holding devices for securing the holder on the shaft and locating it in its proper position. These cooperating stops will usually be a pair of adjusting-screws, such 7, the under sides of the heads of which will engage the stop-faces 6 and when both screws are tightened will draw the holder toward the shaft and will bind the two parts firmly together. Whemhowever, one of these screws is turned in and the other out, the circumferential position of the holder on the carrier or shaft 6 may be changed and the position of the starting-arm thereby correspondingly varied.

It will be noticed that each of the stopfaces 6 is disposed normally at a considerable angle to the lower face of the head of its cooperating adjusting-screw 7 and that therefore a considerable circumferential adjustment of the holder may be obtained without impairing the hold of the screw upon such stop-face.

It will be noticed also that in order to provide for a considerable adjustment of the holder within limits the carrier is cut away, as shown at 6.

In Fig. 13 I have illustrated a modification of one of the starter elements, in which an element 8 is made out of sheet metal and has a closed eye 28, this element being substantially similar in other respects to that hereinbefore described in detail.

In Figs. 14 to 26, inclusive, I have illus trated another type of starting-arm and holder, in which the starter and the holder by which it is carried are of different construction from the corresponding parts hereinbe fore described. Here the starter is indicated in a general'way by S and, as in the former eeaoei instance, is made up of a plurality of elements, such as 3, these elements differing from the elements s and s in that each of them has a head A extending at an angle to the shank of the clementinstead of having an eye. The holder in the construc ion shown in these views dillers from that illustrated in Figs. 1 to 10, inclusive, in that it embodies two main members for retaining the starter in place. One of these members is indicated herein by h and has in the rear face thereof a deep channel 3( substantially similar to that hereinbefore referred to; but in this case the channel 30 is intersected by a transverse groove 31 of such size and shape as to be adapted to receive the heads 28 of the starter elements 3. The other part of this holder is indicated by 32 and is in the nature of a keeper-plate between which. and the body of the holder h the elements 5 may be held in place,- this keeper plate or tongue be-. ing so constructed as to fill the space between the side walls of the channel 30 and being secured. in position by means of a set-screw, such as 33.

It will be noticed here, and especially by referring to Figs, 19 to 21, inclusive, that the inner face of this keeper or tongue 32 is so shaped. as to form proper stop-walls for bolding the starter elements normally in successive or serial working positions, the stop faces of this keeper being formed b stepped faces lying side by side and gradually diverging from one another as they approach the working end of the startingar1n.

In all of the types of the starting-arms hereinbefore described while the working portion or starting member proper of each is arranged at an angle oblique to the plane of re tation of such arm, yet in none of them are the working faces of the elements of such starter separately disposed obliquely to such plane.

In Figs. 27 and 28 a keeper-plate 32 is illustrated, having such an oblique face for similarly gaging the positions of the starter elements, while in Figs. 29 and 30 a one-piece combined starter and resetter is illustrated. In this type of starting-arm the body or shank portion thereof is twisted in such a manner that there will be a true torsional or twisting movement of the whole of the worl ing end of the starter when it comes into con- -tact with the resistant starter, whereas in those constructions in which the movable starter is made of a number of separately-resilient elements the several elements thereof have no individual twisting movements. In this case the starting-arm S has a head at its upper end by means of which it may be located or held in position.

In Fig. 31 I have illustrated another type of compound starting-arm which is made up of aplurality of members substantially similar to but preferably thinner than. that Shown em lengths and lyin in Fig 29, the result being a laminated or composite starting-arm S the several elements being separated at their working ends in order thata gradually increasing or cumu lative resistance may be opposed to the action of the resistant starter, as in the case of a starting-arm having a plurality of elements lying side by side. Here also the starting-arm has successively effective working portions disposed in such positions that estarter proper lies obliquely to the plane of rotation of the arm. Each of the elements of this starting-arm is twisted, as in the construction shown in Fig. 29, and the result i." a composite starting-arm possessing not only a capacity for torsional yielding, but also for longitudinal flexure, and hence is much more eXible and at the same time stronger than such single-piece starting-arm.

In 32 to inclusive, I have illustrated another type of starting mechanism in which both the startingarm and the holder are different from those hereinbelore described. ll ere the starting-arm S is a single piece of metal, and the body portion thereof is not twisted out of the plane of the upper end of the shank; but the working end or starter proper is bent back upon the body portion ofthe arm andis furcated to form a pluralit of starting and resetting elements or fingers lying side by side, as indicated by S", these elements being preferably of (litterg normally in successive or serial working positions. The parts are so organized that when engaged by a resistant starter, as shown in Fig. 33, these elements or fingers will be forced one after the other against the rear side of the body portion of the starting-arm and a gradual or cuimilative resistance thus opposed to the action of the resistant starter. The holder 7i. (shown in these views) difi ers from those hereinbefore described in several ways. In the construction illustrated it has a divided collar or clip which is held fast onthe shaft 6 by a bindingscrew 33, which also serves to hold in place a keeper or tongue 327 and to bind the starting-arm in position between the keeper and the holder. l lerc also adjustable stops or screws are employed for locating the holder in proper circumferential position upon the shaft; but in this case said stops merely locate the holder and are not intended to clamp it in place, as in the constructions lwreinbcfore described. These adjustable stops or screws 7 are in this construction not disposed in parallelism, but are substantially in alincment with each other, proper provisionbeing made for a slight degree of angular movement with respect to the shaft. which will permit a considerable range oi adinstn'icnt. Here the stop-faces of these screws arc'intcndcd to cooperate with corresponding stop-faces ti" on the shaft, these latter diverging as they approach the axis of the i i l I shaft instead of converging, as in the previously-described constructions.

Any of the starting-arms or ers and resetters hereinbefore described may in connection with suitable means for continuing the rotation of such arm after its movement has been started; but in the pres ent drawings the preferred construction (illus trated in detail in Figs. 5 to 12, inclusive) is s own in connection with such devices.

Referring again to Figs. 1 to 6, in which I have shown in connection with my improved starting mechanism substantially the same means fol-continuing the rotation of the movable member of the latter are illustrated in my prior patent, No. 573,620, it will be seen that the driven gear is fixed to a long sleeve 12, journaled'upon the shaft 6, so as to be capable of reciprocation thereon for the purpose of carrying the driven gear into and out of mesh with the driving-gear 13. In order to prevent rotation of this sleeve relative to the shaft 6, said sleeve may have a depending pin 34, passing throughan aperture in an arm or collar 35, fixed to said shaft, this pin 34 preferably having a pair of notche: nto either one of which may slip a spring-pressed dctent 7 for holding the driven gear either in or out of inesn With the driving-gear.

The driving-geiar 13 is preferably disposed so as to have its pitch-line concentric with the axis of the shaft D nd will be supported in fixed alinement with a pair of cam-segments, such as 39 and 40, each of which in this case has a cam-face inclined to the plane of the driving-gear, the longitudinal edges of these cam-faces being defined by arcs concentric with the axis of the shaft D. Each of these cam'seg1nents'constitutss in this case one member of a gear-shifting means for coupling the driven member to or uncoupling it from the driving-gear, as the case may be, the cam segment 39 being in this case a coupling cam or member, While the segment 40 is an uncoupling-cam.

Two gear-shifting members adapted to cooperate With the cam-segments just described are illustrated at. 36 and 37, these being supported for rotation and revolution in unison with the driven gear, the former constituting a gear-shifting coupling member or cam and the latter a gear-shifting uncoupling-cam. The cam-face of-the arm 36 is inclined at an angle corresponding to that of the face of the ram 3.), while the cam-face of the arm 37 corresponds to that of the cam-segment 40.

As is well understood in this art, when the resistant starter or latch is interposed in the path of the movable starter or starting-arm the driven gear will be partially rotated in unison with said arm. The. coupling-arm 36 is so lot-uteri that as the starting-arm is engaged by the latch and said arm begins to combined start-- IOO face of the correspond holding device or and will thereby cause shifted from its normal position (out of engagement with the driving-gear) into mesh with the driving-gear, the shifting movement taking place in a direction transverse to the plane 0 the driving or internal gear. Thereupon the detent 7 will engage the walls of the lower notch 34 in the gear in its upper position until such gear is uncoupled.

The driven is normally held against l disengaging positions rotation in a predetermined position in any suitablemanner-as, a brake mechanism or detent device, which, in the construction illustrated, embodies a spring pressed sliding bolt, such as 19, Fig. 4, working in the bore of a tubular boss 18 on the turret or frame H, this detent being held normally in engagement with a flattened portion 12 of the sleeve 12, this flattened surface being of sufficient length to permit reciprocation of the driven gear and its connected parts.

After the commencement of the rotation of the starting-arm, and hence the driven gear has been affected b ya proper resistant starter or latch, the rotation of the driven gear is continued by the driving-gear until the uncoupling-arm 37 is brought into a position when opposite the segment 40 by the revolving and rotating driven gear and caused to engage -with the cam-surface of the segment, where upon the force of the detent 7 will be overcome by the action of the contacting camfaces, and the arm 37 riding down the face of the segment 40 will cause the return of the driven gear to its normal position.

The main shaft l) may be rotated in any suitable manneras, for example, by means of a band-wheel, such as 5, around which may pass a belt, such as b, driven from any siiit-.

able source of power. Of course this shaft D will normally be rotated continuously, and hence will carry with it continuously in an orbital path the driven member or gear 12 and the starting-arm moving therewith. If new any one latches la is operated by the depression of the corresponding key-lever, the starting-arm will strike the 1'e.'stant starter and will be partially rotated by the latter. At the moment that the coacting starters come into contact the full force required to set in motion the starting-arm S, 3950., is not exerted practically instantaneously, for the reason that the entire working portion of the starting-arm will not be presented all at once, but rather increment by increment to the working face of the latch, and the startingarm will not receive as violent and sudden a blow as it would if it were presented in the former way to the latch. Hence there is no rebound of the starting-arm, but a gradual rotation of the latter in true gearing engageof the resistant starters or result of which is to cause the driven gear 12 to be carried with a uniform rotary movement into accurate and exact mesh with the the driven gear to be l ment with the latch and in true timing, the

adjacent portion of the driving-gear 13 without shock and upon the parts, which, it should be noted, results, be thoroughly lubricated. As the starting-arm and the latch approach their and when the latter been reset and the force exerted between has forexample,bymeans of l the two-relaxes said arm Wlll not receive a sudden violent impulse, tending to accelerate its rotation before the driven gear is in proper mesh with the driving-gear; but, instead, the working face of the starting member will gradually leave the resistant starter, hence will oppose a gradually decreasing or vanishing resistance to the action of the latch, having thus no tendency to spring forward and accelerate the rate of rotation of the driven gear when the resetting member leaves the working end of such latch. This action assures the even and gradual turning of the driven member into mesh with the driving member, as before stated.

In the construction shown the shaft 6 carries at the upper end thereof an impression member, such as a type-wheel W, having impression faces or types t thereon, any one of which may be brought opposite a suitable impression surface or plate, such as that shown at P, when the thereto is set by the proper key-lever, it being understood of course that each of the types will be so located on the to move to a common locus in the face of the plate P when it is selected by its latch and rey-lever.

Having described my invention, I-elaim 1. lhe combination with a resistant starter, of a cooperative starter, one of said starters having a working portion some of the points of which are disposed in advance of others and the successive points of which working ortion are adapted to come in succession into contact with a working face on the other starter.

v2. The combination with a resistant starter, of a cooperative starter adapted to be conveyed periodically past the resistant starter and to have a second movement imparted to it by cooperation therewith, one of the starters being resilient in the plane of the imparted movement and one of the starters having a working portion some of the points of which are disposed-in advance of others.

3. The combination with a resistant starter, of a cooperative starter adapted to be eonwithout undue noise or wear.

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the pin 34 and will hold should, to secure the most advantageous and g starters having parted movement and one of the starters having a Working face disposed obliquely to the coasting starter.

4s. The combination with a resistant starter, of a cooperative starter adapted to be conveyed periodically past the resistant starter and to have a second movement imparted to it y cooperation therewith, one of the successively efiective resilient starting members.

5. The combination of a resistant starter l and an orbitally-movable'rotary starter c0- operative therewith, one of said starters having a resilience analogous to a torsional resilience and having a \i'orking portion some of the points of which are disposed in advance of others.

3. The combination of and or:

her for resettin the resistant starter.

13. he corn ination of a resistant starter an" orbitally-movable rotary starter cooperative therewith and having a starting Inember resilient in the plane oi its rotary movement and the Worln'ng portion of which is oblique to its plane of rotation; and an orbit ally movable rotar T working portion of which is also oblique to such plane of rotation.

14. The combination of resistant an orbitally-movable rotary ative therewith and having a member resiiient in the plane of i rotary movement the Working portion of .ob oblique to its plane of rotation; o

orbital l v-movable starter starter coopera resistant starter an orbitsllymrovablc rotary starter cothe Working portir rive therwitn :1 having a starting to such piano ol'ro' iiber plane of its rotary 15, The. coml' portion of which and a resilient or ion. bined starter and r sistant starter I with and having f starter co- 1 portions oblique to mg a Working 16. The comb j and a resilient I ion resnient ans of its rotary mormncnt and s pOlnl/S of which bined and re are dis: ed arise oi others circumierwith and having is e tially of such starter. i

s. The combination of a resistant starter and an orbitaliy-movable rotary starter eoopcrativc therewith and having a Working portion resilient in the plane of rotary movement and. some 01' the points of which are disposedin :n'bfance of others both radially and circum'ierentially of such starter.

S). The combiimtion-oi a resistant starter and an orbitally-movable rotary starter 00 operative therewith and having a Working portion resilient in the plane of its rotary .llel 4 sed obliquely mg and resetting poi" to -its plane of rotation.

17. The combination oi a resistant starter and an orl3itally-moval le rotary combined starter and resetter cooperative therewith and having a starting and resetting member resilient in the plane of the rotary movement.

18. T he combination of a resistant starter and an orbital y-movable rotary combined starter and resetter cooperative therewith and having a 1nultielement starting and resetting member resilient in the plane of the movement and disposed obliquely to its rotary movement. piano oi rotation both radially and circnm- .19. .he-combination ot a resistant starter iercntiaily of such starter.

10. The combination eta resistant starter and an orbitally-movable rotary starter cooperative therewith and having a multi-element starting member resilient in the plane ot'its rotary riim ement and the workingportions of which are disposed in series both ral dially and circnmicrentially of such starter.

1 l. The combination of a resistant starter and an orbitallyiovablo rotary starter cooperative therewith and having a multi-elemerit starting member resilient in the plane of its rotary movement and the woririm por- Lion oi which is oblique to its plan-i? ol rota- 1 tion.

and an orbitally-movable rotary combined starter and resetter cooperative therewith and having a starting and resetting member resilient in the plane of the rotary movement disposed obliquely to its plane of rotation.

20. The combination of a resistant starter having a convex end, and an orbitallyn1ovable rotary combined starter and resetter oooporative therewith and embodying a resilient socket disposed obliquely to the plane of the rotary movement having starting androsetting walls. 1

21. The combination of a resistant starter havinga convex end. and an orbitaily-movable rotary combined starter and resetter oo- 12. The combination of a sottable resistant starter: an orbitally movable rotary starter cooperative tl'lercwitl. and having a starting member resilient in the plane of its rotary movement and the Working portion of which oblique to its plane of rotation; and

having A he combination of an orbitally-rnovable rotary resetting mom operative therewith and embodying a resilient nnlltr-element sockctdisposed obliquely" and a movable starter cooperative therewith,

resetting member the one of said starters embodying a plurality of starter elements separately path of the movable starter.

The combination of a resistant starter and an orbitally-movable rotary starter cooperative therewith and embodying a plurality oi starter elements separately resilient in such path of rotation.

24. The combination of a resistant starter and a revoluble rotary starter cooperative therewith and embodying a plurality of starter elements separately resilient in such path of rotation.

25. The combination of a resistant starter and an orl)itallyanovable rotary starter eooperative therewith and eu'ibodying a plurality of resilient starter elements separately movable from end to end thereof in such path of rotation.

26. The combination. of a resistant starter and an orbitally-movable rotary starter eo operative therewith and embodying a plurality oi resilient starter elements disposed side by side and separately movable in such path of rotation. 1

27. The eombination of a resistant starter and an orbitallyanovable rotary starter -cooperative therewith and embodying a plurality of resilient starter elements disposed side by side and separately movable from end to end thereof in such path of rotation.

28. The combinatiim oi a driving-gear; an orbitally-1novable driven gear normally out of mesh therewith and movable in the orbit of the drivinggear; a resistant starter and a cooperatiw rotary starter orbitally movable in unison with the driven gear, one oi said starters having a working portion constructed to oppose a g adua]ly-increasing or cumulative resistance to the other as the tWO come into (-ontact, and thereby rotate the driven gear in true timing, as it meshes with the driving gear; and. stair-coupling means rontrolled by the rotation of the driven gear. I

29. The combination of a driving-germ; an orliiiallyaiiovable driven gear normally out of mesh therewith and movable in theorbit oi thl drivinggoar; resistant stz'irter', a coopera ive rotary starter orbitally movable in unison with the driven gear and having: a working portion constructed to oppose a ritually increasing or cumulative resistanr-e to the resistant starter as the two come into wiitact, and a gradually dccreasing r vanishing resistanc they separate, and thereby rotate the as it n'ioves into mesh with the drivi'ngflear; and gear-coupling means controlled by the rotation of the driven gear and operative l'or shifting the latter into mesh with the drivinp goar.

" The combination or). with a rotary carresilient in the i driven gear in true timing 1 a l l l l rier having a pair of separated stop-laws, ol' j a holder mounted on said carrier,

of adjustable stops carried by said holder and adjustable in opposite directions transversely to the axis of the carrier and into engagement With said stop-faces, to thereby adjust the holder circumferentially of said carrier.

31. "he combination, with a rotary carrier having a pair of separated stoptaces, of a holder mounted on said carrier, and a pair oi adjusting-screws carried by said holder and adjustable in opposite directions transversely to the axis of the carrier and into engagement with said stop-faces, to thereby adjust the holder cireui'nferentially of said carrier.

32. The combination, with a rotary carrier having a pair of separated stop-faces, of a holder mounted on said carrier, and a air of adjusting-serous carried bysaid ho der and adapted to engage theunder sides of the heads of said stop'faces, and adjustable in opposite directions transversely to the axis of the carrier to thereby adjust the holder ciroumi'erentially of said carrier.

35 The combination, with a rotary carrier having a pair of separated stop-laces converging; toward the axis thereof, a holder mounted on said carrier, and a pair of adjustable stops carried by said'holder and adjustble in opposite directions transversely to the axis of he carrier and into engage ment with said stop-laces, to thereby adjust the holder circumi'erentially of said carrier.

24-. The combination. with a rotary carrier, oi a holder on said carrier and having guider'nalls, and a removable starting-arm earried by said holder and guided by said guide-walls 35. The combination, With a rotary car rier, of a channeled holder on said carrier, and a removable starting-arm seated in said channel 36. The combination, with a rotary carrier, of a channeled holder on said carrier; a removable starting-arm seated in said chan nel and embodying a pl urality of separatelyresilient similar elements lying side by side; and a taper pin intersecting the side Walls of said channel in the holder, to thereby loeate iillthtltlnfll'lt5 ol' the starting-arm normally in successive working positions.

37. The combination with a resistant starter, oi a movable combined starter and resetter cooperatim therewith, the oombiized starter and resetter having a Working portion some oi" the points of which are disposed in advance of others and the successive points of which working portion are adapted to come in succession into contact with a working l'ace on the other starter.

238. The combination with a resistant start or, o'l' a com bined starter and resetter cooperative therowitl-i and adapted to be con veyed periodically past the resistant-starti5r and a pair i and to have a rotary movement imparted to 43.'As rotarymovement of an orbitally-moving' and an obli it by cooperation therewith, the com hined starter and resetter having its Working iace,

as measured transversely to the plane of re tation. oblique to such plane.

39. The combination With starter, of a movable combined starter and resetter cooperative therewith and adapted to be conveyed periodically past. the resistant starter and to have a second movement iniparted to it by cooperationtherewith, the combined starter and resettcr having a Working portion some of the points of which are isposed in advance of cessive points of which Working portion are adapted to come in succession into contact with a Working face on the other starter.

40. A shaft-startin arm for initiating the rotary movement, 0? an orhitally-moving" shaft, said arm having a Working face some of the points of which are disposed in advance of the others and the face on the other starter.

41. A shaft-starting arm for initiating the angular movement of a shaft, arm having stai'ting-faces adapted to engage one afmeasured transversely to theplane'of rotation, oblicilue to such plane.-

aft-starting arm for initiating the shaft, said arm having a Working portion resilient in the plane of the rotary movement-t.

44. A shaft-starting arm for initiating the que startingiace. i 45. A shaft-starting arnrfor initiating the rotary movement of an orbitally-inoving shaft, said arm'having a multi ele ment worlz mg portion, and an irregular st'arting face.

46. 'A shaft-starting-arm for initiating the rotary movement of an orbitally-moving a resistant others and the sucf which are'disposed in a the points of successive points of E which Working portion are adapted to come in succession into contact with a Working;

' tar movement oi a rotary movemez shaihsaid arm havin a inulti-elem nt Working portionresiliont in thep 1e oi"- the rotary movement, and an irr gi nlar -17, Thecombination with ant starter of a nieiaherad A Keyed periodicall past 1 ers, and movable star '35 with set resistant star 1 second movement of the movable starter embed;

brought into contact i of the resistant 6o n a Working portion which adapted to co, :5 with working; i ace on tlw 49. The eomhinathm having a number of which disposed. i said points, and the in succession into cc starter.

50. A. shaftstartii angular moven'ient (n a ing a plurality of sts" 7 arranged to become active 51. A She starter its workin taco, as to its rotation, Obitquif plane.

52, A shaft-startin, angular mo vement oi ctivesucc positions.

53 it sh shaft, said arm Ihavin f sihent in the 

